http://tns.thenews.com.pk/prize-peace/#.WRe6pmnhXqA Adnan Aamir May 14, 2017 Leave a comment In Balochistan, 500 militants have surrendered A new beginning? An old man walks up to the stage set up in the lawns of the Balochistan Assembly. He sports a white beard, holds a small national flag and carries a weapon. He moves towards Chief Minister Balochistan, Sanaullah Zehri, who is on stage, and hands him his weapon. This man, an old insurgent commander, is among the 500 militants that, according to provincial government, surrendered in a ceremony held on April 21 this year. In this elegant ceremony, managed amid tight security, some 500 militants surrendered — and took oath of allegiance to the state. Among those who surrendered were 12 commanders and 16 sub-commanders of insurgent groups. The rest were foot soldiers of outlawed Baloch insurgent groups. This was not the first of its kind ceremony. On August 6, 2015, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved the Peaceful Balochistan
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